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Bruce Lee

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A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.
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p. 121; this likely derives from the observation of Joseph Joubert: The goal is not always meant to be reached, but to serve as a mark for our aim.
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As translated by Katharine Lyttelton, in Joubert : A Selection from His Thoughts (1899)

 
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